NCT01385449

Brief Summary

The primary hypothesis is that those patients who choose an interscalene catheter will have less pain postoperatively than those with single injection blocks. Secondary hypotheses examine physical therapy outcomes and incidence of parasthesia or pain following surgery for up to 3 months.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
73

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2011

Longer than P75 for not_applicable pain

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2011

Completed
27 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 28, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 30, 2011

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.7 years

First QC Date

June 28, 2011

Last Update Submit

February 14, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

nerve blockshoulder surgeryphysical therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • pain on post-operative day 1

    Pain score on post-operative day 1(POD1) using numeric rating scale (NRS)

    24 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Pain post operative day 2 (POD2)

    48 hours

Study Arms (2)

interscalene block

EXPERIMENTAL

interscalene block

Procedure: interscalene block

interscalene catheter

EXPERIMENTAL

interscalene catheter

Procedure: interscalene catheter

Interventions

interscalene catheter

interscalene catheter

interscalene block

interscalene block

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 79 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3
  • years of age, inclusive
  • body mass index of \< 36 kg/m2.
  • The ability to understand local anesthetic related complications and care of a CPNB
  • Presence of a caretaker with them during the first 24 hours of local anesthetic infusion, and on a daily basis.
  • The ability to communicate with the practitioner managing the catheter.
  • Residence within 2 hours of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

You may not qualify if:

  • Any contraindication to a continuous interscalene catheter placement
  • Clinically significant pulmonary disease
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease
  • Allergy to ropivacaine
  • Peripheral or central nervous system disease
  • Current (or planned) anticoagulation therapy or disease
  • Local infection over area of catheter placement
  • Renal or hepatic failure
  • History of opioid dependence
  • Significant psychiatric disease
  • Pregnancy or lactation (Subjects will be asked if it is possible they could be pregnant. If a subject responds in the affirmative, a pregnancy test will be done.)
  • Seizure Disorder

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

U of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

Location

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2011

First Posted

June 30, 2011

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion

February 1, 2016

Study Completion

February 1, 2016

Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

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